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DDWS reports on refuge programming and more

By REFUGE/DDWS 2 min read
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REFUGE/DDWS The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge's new outdoor pavilion, The Roost, will serve as the venue for the Holiday Ice Cream Social on Dec. 13, as well as for upcoming programs in the works.

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel:

– A Holiday Shopping Night is scheduled for Nov. 29 from 4 to 6 p.m.

– A Hautman Exhibition is on display from now through Nov. 30.

– An inaugural Ice Cream Social is planned for Dec. 13.

– Photo-artist Niki Butcher will mount an exhibition, “Daydreaming,” from Dec. 21 to Feb. 25.

– The refuge will offer Free Winter Programs on Jan. 8 through March 30.

– Novelist Barbara Kingsolver will speak at a special ticketed gathering on Jan. 11.

– The Winter Lecture Series will return from Jan. 18 through March 21.

– Wellness in Nature @ “Ding” will take place at the refuge and beyond on Jan. 18-21.

– A free Estate Planning Seminar will be held on Jan. 30.

– The Go Wild for “Ding” — Into the Night fundraiser is slated for Feb. 7.

– Carl Hiaasen will present at a ticketed program on Feb. 29.

– Sounds of the Sand will take place on March 23-24 at Bell Tower in Fort Myers.

– The refuge will host a unique Solar Eclipse Viewing on April 8.

– The “Ding” Darling Day Conservation Carnival will be held on April 20 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.

– The 12th annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament will take place on May 10.

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